Each year OCF celebrates a winter retreat during late December, at the [[Antiochian Village]] in Bolivar, PA, on the East Coast and at St. Nicholas Ranch Dunlap, CA, on the West Coast.

Each year OCF celebrates a winter retreat during late December, at the [[Antiochian Village]] in Bolivar, PA, on the East Coast and at St. Nicholas Ranch Dunlap, CA, on the West Coast.

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OCF also sponsors Real Break which is an alternative to the "traditional" spring break which many times can be nothing but foggy memories and empty experiences. Real Break also provides opportunities for spiritual growth with one of one interaction with a [[priest]] accompanying each group. The experience also leaves the door open to many important personal realizations.

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OCF also sponsors [[Real Break]] which is an alternative to the "traditional" spring break which many times can be nothing but foggy memories and empty experiences. Real Break also provides opportunities for spiritual growth with one of one interaction with a [[priest]] accompanying each group. The experience also leaves the door open to many important personal realizations.

Over the past four years OCF has had over 350 Orthodox students from all over North America participate in Real Break during their spring break. In 2004 trips were made to [[Project Mexico]], Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala, [[Raphael House]] in San Francisco, Greece and Alaska.

Over the past four years OCF has had over 350 Orthodox students from all over North America participate in Real Break during their spring break. In 2004 trips were made to [[Project Mexico]], Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala, [[Raphael House]] in San Francisco, Greece and Alaska.

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Another effort of the OCF is ''The Basil Leaf'', the official newsletter of the central office. It serves as the main source of communication between the office and all Orthodox students in the country. Specifically, it is a publication that caters to the questions, controversial issues and activities that college-aged Orthodox youth are exposed to in their daily lives and along their journey of faith.

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Another effort of the OCF is [[''The Basil Leaf'']], the official newsletter of the central office. It serves as the main source of communication between the office and all Orthodox students in the country. Specifically, it is a publication that caters to the questions, controversial issues and activities that college-aged Orthodox youth are exposed to in their daily lives and along their journey of faith.

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On August 21, 2006, OCF hired Reverend [[Kevin Scherer]] as its first full time Executive Director in the ministry's 30-year history. At the same time, Mr. [[John Stonestreet]] as OCF Chaplain in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Revision as of 06:13, September 4, 2006

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Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official college campus ministry under SCOBA. They are a Pan-Orthodox effort, overseen by an Executive Committee and aided by an 16 person Student Advisory Board.

The office is located in Boston, MA, where full time staff develops OCF, guiding and supporting local OCF chapters through communication with the larger Orthodox community, national programs, and development of resources Orthodox college students and those interested in Orthodoxy can utilize.

Each year OCF celebrates a winter retreat during late December, at the Antiochian Village in Bolivar, PA, on the East Coast and at St. Nicholas Ranch Dunlap, CA, on the West Coast.

OCF also sponsors Real Break which is an alternative to the "traditional" spring break which many times can be nothing but foggy memories and empty experiences. Real Break also provides opportunities for spiritual growth with one of one interaction with a priest accompanying each group. The experience also leaves the door open to many important personal realizations.

Over the past four years OCF has had over 350 Orthodox students from all over North America participate in Real Break during their spring break. In 2004 trips were made to Project Mexico, Hogar Rafael Ayau in Guatemala, Raphael House in San Francisco, Greece and Alaska.

Another effort of the OCF is ''The Basil Leaf'', the official newsletter of the central office. It serves as the main source of communication between the office and all Orthodox students in the country. Specifically, it is a publication that caters to the questions, controversial issues and activities that college-aged Orthodox youth are exposed to in their daily lives and along their journey of faith.

On August 21, 2006, OCF hired Reverend Kevin Scherer as its first full time Executive Director in the ministry's 30-year history. At the same time, Mr. John Stonestreet as OCF Chaplain in Charlotte, North Carolina.